Chapter 18-1:Critical Thinking # 5

In the following passage, how does Indiana Senator Albert J. Beveridge explain the need for the U.S. to acquire new territories?

Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours... we will establish trading posts throughout the world as distributing points for American products... Great colonies governing themselves, flying our flag and trading with us, will grow about our posts of trade.

In this passage Indiana Senator Albert J. Beveridge explains the need for the U.S. to acquire new territories by suggesting how it is the American responsibility to expand. Beveridge gives reasons to why the U.S. needs new territories. He mentions how the fate of America is to expand into new territories and the trade should and must be in the hands of Americans. Beveridge also states that with new territories, the ability to create trading posts around the world would be available for Americans to distribute their products. With these beneficial posts, the trade and sale of American products would aid to the world and unite everyone through trade. Without the expansion into new territories, each region would have less of a chance to thrive for success. Albert J. Beveridge ends his statement by saying how each colony would still be able to govern themselves, but in that process, everyone would also have a better trading position to rely on.